SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Sacramento mayor Kevin McCarty delivered his first State of the City address Monday, speaking about the city’s efforts to combat homelessness, actions to increase access to home ownership, public safety, programming for the city’s youth and he shared a few announcements about the city’s future.

McCarty began his remarks by honoring the bystanders who stepped in to help the three crew members on board the medical helicopter that crashed on Highway 50 earlier this month.

Using a question-and-answer style format, the mayor announced his plans to put a ballot measure before Sacramento voters in 2026 to fund housing related initiatives.

Those efforts include a proposed new down payment assistance program for first time homebuyers, efforts to increase the number of tin

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